A Special Birthday Gift

For a very special birthday girl!

This is a gift for a special 4 year old. The tutu is made of 1" elastic, tulle and ribbon in coral and teal. I cut the elastic at about 22", overlapped an inch and sewed. This is the only sewing in the project. The tulle and ribbon were cut to 24", then folded in half and wrapped around the elastic. I followed instructions I found on YouTube by searching for "tutu tutorial." 

 

The wand and crown were made using the Cricut cartridge Once Upon a Princess. I used glitter cardstock and bling from my stash that matched the tutu as closely as possible. I also painted a 12" dowel white then covered it in glitter glue to make the wand handle. I added tulle and ribbon to both the crown and wand.

 

 

 

Here is the set together. Happy Birthday Elizabeth!

Thanks for looking!

Cathy 

Arrrrg!

When I remembered yesterday that it was "Talk like a Pirate" day I decided I need to make a little something in honor of the day. This started out as a recycled small flat rate shipping box. I cut the window in the front, then tore, inked, spayed, and even burned some tan cardstock to get that weathered parchment look. I wrapped and glued these papers around the outside, then decorated the inside with papers and Cricut die cuts. I even used sand for the beach. All die cuts are from the Life's a Party cartridge.

Thanks for looking!

Cathy

Building a church for church

One of the things I help out with at church is Children's Church. I made this as a prop to be used during pledges. It is about 18 inches tall to the steeple, made from a Silhouette file. I used poster board as the main part of the building and used my Martha Stewart scoreboard to emboss the siding. I really enjoyed making this, including finishing the inside with wallpaper, moulding and carpet. The greenery on the outside is from various Cricut cartridges. The base is foam core board wrapped in green cardstock.

    

Thanks for looking!

Cathy